Main Entry:

free·board

Pronunciation:

\ˈfrē-ˌbȯrd\

Function:

noun

Date:

1726

1 : the distance between the waterline and the main deck or weather deck of a ship or between the level of the water and the upper edge of the side of a small boat 2 : the height above the recorded high-water mark of a structure (as a dam) associated with the water